Read Edit View history 貧不擇妻 pínbùzéqī beggars can't be choosers Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 贫不择妻/ 貧不擇妻 pínbùzéqī beggars can't be choosers a poor man cannot afford to be picky about a wife; a person in desperate straits must take whatever help or options are available Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 饥不择食/飢不擇食 → 贫不择妻/貧不擇妻 Edit Delete
贫不择妻/ 貧不擇妻 pínbùzéqī beggars can't be choosers a poor man cannot afford to be picky about a wife; a person in desperate straits must take whatever help or options are available Edit Delete